MATH
141 - PRECALCULUS
(SPRING
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DAY 1: T (2/1) and DAY 2: Th (2/3)
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DAY 3: T (2/8) and DAY 4: Th (2/10)
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DAY 5: T (2/15) and DAY 6: Th (2/17)
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QUIZ 1A ON CH.0, HW DUE (DAY 7: T (2/22)) –
READ
THESE RULES!
http://www.kkuniyuk.com/Math141rulesForQuiz1A.pdf
DAY 7: T (2/22) – QUIZ 1A and DAY 8: Th (2/24)
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DAY 9: T (3/1) and DAY 10: Th (3/3) – QUIZ 1B
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QUIZ 1B ON CH.1, HW DUE (DAY 10: Th (3/3)) –
RULES SIMILAR TO QUIZ 1A, EXCEPT: COVERS CH.1, 60 POINTS, 50 MINUTES
DAY 11: T (3/8) and DAY 12: Th (3/10)
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DAY 13: T (3/15) and DAY 14: Th (3/17)
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MIDTERM 2 ON CHS.2&3, HW DUE (DAY 16: Th
(3/24)) –
READ
THESE RULES!
http://www.kkuniyuk.com/Math141rulesForMidterm2.pdf
DAY 15: T (3/22) and DAY 16: Th (3/24) – TEST DAY
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SPRING BREAK
DAY 17: T (4/5) and DAY 18: Th (4/7)
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DAY 19: T (4/12) and DAY 20: Th (4/14)
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WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: Fri. (4/15)
MIDTERM 3 ON CH.4, HW DUE (DAY 21: T (4/19)) – RULES
SIMILAR TO MIDTERM 2
DAY 21: T (4/19) – TEST DAY and DAY 22: Th (4/21)
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DAY 23: T (4/26)
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MIDTERM 4 ON CHS.5&6, HW DUE (DAY 26: Th
(5/5)) – RULES SIMILAR TO MIDTERMS 2 AND 3
DAY 26: Th (5/5) – TEST DAY
DAY 27: T (5/10)
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FINAL ON CHS.7-10, HW DUE (DAY 32: Th
(5/26)) – FINAL IN ONE BIG 250-POINT PART (NOT TWO AS ON THE
MIDTERMS), SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR ALLOWED
DAY 32: Th (5/26) – TEST DAY
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class link. See my syllabus for details.
YOUTUBE
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time using Zoom - and I can take questions:
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Notes on using the Canvas site: Math 141 Canvas notes
ALEKS Extra Credit
(This review can especially help with the very
difficult Chapter 0.)
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CAN PAY FOR AN ALEKS LICENSE. http://www.aleks.com
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CAN SEND YOU A CLASS CODE. Email me
GETTING
STARTED:
ALEKS: Getting Started
(.pdf)
Orientation
Quick Tips (.pdf)
Orientation PowerPoint
(.ppt)
IF
YOU LIKE ALEKS, BUT YOU FIND THE PACE IN 141 TO BE TOO FAST, TRY THE MATH 15s!
These are great, 1-unit, online, ALEKS-based,
self-paced refreshers that have helped many students. 15E is trig; 15F is
college algebra. A No-Pass grade does not affect GPA, though it does appear on
your transcript; it can be a problem if you are on academic probation. 15E
includes 15D (geometry). Instead of enrolling in both 15E and 15F, contact the
instructor, and they may be able to make arrangements
with you to just enroll in one Precalculus class, though you may be facing material
you have not seen yet.
These are offered at different times throughout the
semester. You could take more than one in one semester! Get a good foundation
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Syllabus (Spring 2022): Syllabus
Homework Assignments
#1-A:
HW Answers (Ch.0 in my notes) (90 points)
#1-B:
HW Answers (Ch.1) (60 points)
#2:
HW Answers (Chs.2 and 3) (150 points)
#3:
HW Answers (Ch.4) (150 points)
#4:
HW Answers (Chs.5 and 6) (150 points)
#5:
HW Answers (Chs.7-10) (250
points)
PolarGraphPaper
(Ch.10; created using Mathematica
with Microsoft Word)
Class Notes
Many
students benefit from printing the notes for a lecture beforehand, reviewing
them, and commenting on them in class.
You
may want to take personalized sketch notes in class.
Creative Commons License: For
attribution, simply mention my name and/or web URL somewhere if you are using
huge chunks of the notes. I simply want due credit.
NOTES FOR QUIZZES 1A AND 1B
Notes for Quiz 1A and
Quiz 1B (last revised 1/27/13)
Chapter
0: Preliminary Topics: (last revised 1/27/13)
NEW!! QUADRATIC FORMULA SONG! (SECTION 0.11): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfpkQVyqK7c
Chapter
1: Functions
CORRECTION to 1.2.3! In the middle of page 1.2.3, -9 (instead
of 9) is not in the domain of f.
MATH DANCES FOR GRAPHING!
http://9gag.com/gag/4419992/do-the-math-dance
(correction: x^2 + y^2 = r^2)
http://www.seyedrezabazyar.com/fa/math-dances/
https://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/444shr/dancing_mathematician/
(see the dance!)
(The
following notes will be revised for later semesters. Section and page
references may be inconsistent with the new Chapters 0 and 1. Please Email me with comments/suggestions.)
NOTES FOR MIDTERM 2
Chapter
2: Polynomial and Rational Functions
Chapter
3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
CARD SHARKS AND (NEARLY) EXPONENTIAL GROWTH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb7mN5MObLE&list=PL5K97sZrlm86aVXIGEMqPhdDcGCyRFk5j&index=2&t=7s
NOTES FOR MIDTERM 3
Chapter
4: Trigonometry
Basic
Trig IDs (handout in class): Basic Trig IDs (revised from 5.1 notes: 3/8/18)
VISUALIZING THE SIX BASIC TRIG FUNCTIONS:
http://www.kkuniyuk.com/TrigSixParts.pdf
(revised 2/11/06)
NOTES FOR MIDTERM 4
Chapter
5: Analytic Trigonometry
More
Trig IDs (handout in class): Handout.
Chapter
6: Additional Topics in Trigonometry
KHAN ACADEMY ON EULER FORMULA. (Do you have emotion?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgNtPOgFje0
NOTES FOR FINAL
Chapter
7: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Chapter
8: Matrices and Determinants
Chapter
9: Discrete Math
SECTION 9.4: KHAN ACADEMY ON INDUCTION: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-home/alg-series-and-induction/alg-induction/v/proof-by-induction
SECTION 9.5: VIDEOS AND PASCAL’S TRIANGLE MAGIC: CLICK ON Notes for Final
Chapter
10: Conics and Polar Coordinates [as time permits] (Ch.10 is mostly
handwritten.)
ANIMATION
ON CONICS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO2zAU3Eppo
Corrections: (0:48-1:07) The double-nappe cone (or simply cone here should not be thought of as finite, so there are no bases nd there is no base perimeter. The term directrix is used elsewhere, especially when describing parabolas.
In
previous semesters, the final was cumulative. For your information, here was
the outline provided: Math141OldFinalOutline.pdf
Old Exams and Solutions (Spring 2022)
Disclaimer: Your exams might
look very different from these! Lengths of exam times may be different.
If
your printer is broken, you can ask me for printed hard copies in my office
hours.
Quiz 1A Solutions (1 hour and
15 minutes)
Chapter
0: Preliminary Topics
Quiz 1B Solutions (50 minutes)
Chapter
1: Functions
Midterm #2 Solutions (50 minutes
for Part 1; 1 hour and 20 minutes for Part 2)
Chapter
2: Polynomial and Rational Functions
Chapter
3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Midterm #3 Solutions (40 minutes
for Part 1; 1 hour and 30 minutes for Part 2)
Chapter
4: Trigonometry
Midterm #4 Solutions (50 minutes
for Part 1; 1 hour and 20 minutes for Part 2)
Chapter
5: Analytic Trigonometry
Chapter
6: Additional Topics in Trigonometry
Final Solutions (2 hours
and 20 minutes). Material covered in
later terms may differ.
Chapter
7: Systems of Equations [and Inequalities] (Sections 7.5, 7.6 not on Final.)
Chapter
8: Matrices and Determinants
(Sections 8.3, 8.5 not on Final.)
Chapter
9: Discrete Math.
Chapter
10: Conics and Polar Coordinates
Current Exams and Solutions (Fall 2022)
(Posted around
the time these are returned.)
Exams
and solutions will be posted about a week after you take them.
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